Loading, Ready, PRECON! ft. Sidar Jabari, Gimbal, Brimaz & Bright Palm | Elder Dragon Hijinks #68

Deck Strategies

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  Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

  This deck aims to generate advantage through Knight creatures. The commander allows for card draw and discard whenever a knight attacks, and can also bring back knights from the graveyard when it deals damage.

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  Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos

  This deck appears to be centered around Phyrexian and artifact creatures. The commander allows for the incubation of X counters on casting such creatures, X being the spell's mana value. It also has a proliferate mechanic for when a Phyrexian dies under its control.

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  Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

  This deck's primary strategy revolves around accumulating and doubling up on +1/+1 counters on creatures. The commander's ability allows for this and also gives evasion to the enhanced creature.

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  Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy

  The strategy for this deck is unclear from the transcript but the commander's ability to generate Gremlin tokens and interact with artifact tokens hints at a token and artifact synergy strategy.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early game was marked by careful setup of mana bases and introduction of commanders, giving insight into potential deck strategies.

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  Kathleen and the player controlling Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir established an alliance early on, potentially influencing the game dynamics.

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  The aggressive attack with Knight Exemplar by the player controlling Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir was a key turning point in the game, marking a shift from setup to more aggressive gameplay.

Notable Cards

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  Knight Exemplar

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  Weirding Wood

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  Conclave Mentor

Summary

The game started off with each player setting up their mana bases and introducing their commanders, hinting at their respective strategies. Graham was playing Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy, Kathleen was commanding Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener, their other friend had Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos, and the fourth player was leading with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. Early on, the players seemed to play around each other, setting up their boards and establishing their strategies. The game picked up tempo as the players started casting their commanders and other key creatures. A notable swing in the game occurred when the player controlling Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir attacked Kathleen with a boosted Knight Exemplar, marking the beginning of aggressive plays. The game's conclusion, however, is not clear from the available transcript.